Just In: Compton
June 5, 2007 | 3:29
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Compton: A 36-year-old black man was killed in a shooting in the 300 block of North Willowbrook Avenue in Compton at about 8 p.m. Monday in the course of an argument with another man.
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Comments (5)
I cant understand why race is always so important in the stories, can someone tell me?
Posted by: wondering | June 05, 2007 at 08:44 PM
Im actually glad they keep race mentioned. It lets me never forget the violence that eats away all of our people. Sad. Truly Sad Stuff.
Posted by: just me | June 06, 2007 at 07:37 PM
It's important because 95% of the victims in the LA Times Homicide Blog are non-white. Maybe LAPD should look into that. Unless they are too busy solving only crimes that create revenue for the city.
Posted by: Democrat and Patriot | June 07, 2007 at 02:43 AM
It is not just LAPD that may need to look into this. This blog project lists homicides in Los Angeles County which is comprised of Los Angeles, 87 other incorporated cities (some with their own police force), and several unincorporated regions. Those unincorporated regions and those cities that don't have their own police force contract with the LA Sherrif Department. The article that you have posted under is for a region that is covered by the Compton or Lennox Division of the LASD.
Posted by: O'Dawg | June 08, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Hello,
You ask whey race is mentioned. There are very few white gang members and when they are killed it is becuase of their race. Quite often persons of color are killed by persons of color because of yes, because of thier race. When the race of the purpetrator is known it is often publishe. The subject is much to volitile and purposely over looked for these very reasons. We must assumed that a crime has been reported. What the public needs to know has been publicished is order to help solve the crime. I am a sober alcoholic. Alcohol was my solution to life. Now it's not. To a psychopath, murder is the solution to life's problems. Unless we can change the thinking of the psychopath we'll continue to have to deal with him/her.
Sean
Posted by: Sean | June 17, 2007 at 09:38 PM